11. - 22. February 2020
Prague
International
Chess
Festival
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25/02 - 07/03/2025
Groups

MASTERS

1 Alireza Firouzja 5
2 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 5
3 Jan-Krzysztof Duda 5
4 David Antón Guijarro 5
5 Sam Shankland (USA) 5
6 Nikita Vitiugov 4.5
7 Harikrishna Pentala 4.5
8 Markus Ragger 4
9 David Navara 4
10 Nils Grandelius 3
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CHALLENGERS

1 Jorden van Foreest 6
2 Nijat Abasov 5.5
3 Andrey Esipenko 5.5
4 Kacper Piorun 5
5 Mateusz Bartel 5
6 Hannes Stefansson 5
7 Thai Dai Van Nguyen (CZE) 4.5
8 Lukáš Černoušek 3.5
9 Tadeáš Kriebel 2.5
10 Jan Krejčí 2.5
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FUTURES

1 Václav Finěk 6
2 Ediz Gurel 6
3 Jáchym Němec 5
4 Jan Klimkowski 5
5 Roy Vagman 4.5
6 Nikola Kanov 4.5
7 Aydin Gulenay 4.5
8 Viktória Nadzamová 4
9 Bayaraa Chinguun 3
10 Karel Brožka 2.5
∅ 2093
Game of the day
Solving competition

White to move and mate in 2.

In this puzzle by Yochanan Afek the only correct solution is 1. Ba3! and next White's move leads to an inevitable mate.

The winner of 10th day's competition, Amálie Zádrapová, will be contacted by the festival team regarding collection of their well-deserved prize book Practical Chess Beauty by Yochanan Afek.

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